Chapter 121: A Flock of Good Sheep

"Hello everyone, please allow me to introduce myself."

Liu Mu stood in the corridor outside the ship's bridge, locking eyes with the thousands of people gathered on the deck.

"My name is Liu Mu, the Boss of the Victory Resource Recycling Group. From this moment on, this ship is incorporated into my group. Who is in favor, and who is against?"

She had asked the question, and the semi-automatic rifle in her hands was already loaded; Liu Mu carried the gun on one shoulder and looked at these people one by one.

When there are many people, there are always some idiots who don't believe in this sort of thing.

Someone who hadn't yet recovered from being poisoned stood out, "Why should we listen to you..."

Bang—

"Boom!" With a slight shrug of her shoulder and a graceful flip of the long gun, Liu Mu's voice rang out at the same time as the bullet left the chamber.

The next second, that person clutched their wound and fell to the ground; the ship fell into absolute silence.

These people were already accustomed to being slaughtered, and they very considerately did not let out any screams.

—A flock of good sheep.

"I'm in favor!" Hong had already spread the news that there were bombs on the ship; he didn't want a riot to break out at this time. Even though he didn't care about the lives of these people, a real man keeps his word—he had said he would deliver the people and the ship to Liu Mu, so he had to follow through.

With the former boss having stated his position, someone having died, and the followers from the lower decks, the remaining people no longer dared to resist.

"Good, second item: since your lives are now mine." Liu Mu gave her hand a flick out of thin air, and before everyone's eyes, that large gun vanished.

While the crowd was shocked, some people related to the Laboratory also had some guesses; this woman was truly not simple, no wonder she could bring enough explosives to blow up the ship all by herself.

Hong was even more overjoyed that his deduction was correct.

"But I don't keep useless trash. Each of you will work for me for ten years. Within those ten years, I guarantee your basic human rights and compensation. Once the time is up, I will return your freedom. Who is in favor... who is against?"

Only ten years? Hong frowned fiercely; he didn't need something like freedom at all. As long as the person he followed could help him achieve his wish, he would willingly walk into a new cage himself.

Hong was still the first to raise his right hand high, "I'm in favor!"

Liu Mu smiled; this kid was truly quick on the uptake.

His little demeanor reminded her of her distant school days; whenever a class had a student as excellent and capable of leading others as this, the teachers would be overjoyed.

"Since no one is against it, sign a labor contract before we go ashore. Don't cause any trouble along the way; I'm very busy."

Liu Mu didn't forget to add a threat at the end, "You should know that the simplest way to solve a problem is to kill the person who is the problem."

The people from the Sky Viper were done for, but the ship's voyage wasn't significantly affected. The people needed for each post were still there, and for those who were gone, Hong picked others to fill in; the return voyage was not a difficult task.

However, Liu Mu knew well what these people needed most at this time, and soon, everyone on the ship received a sufficiently portioned lunch.

At the same time, the medical room was opened. It wasn't realistic to have the ship's doctor check everyone, but treating those who were already sick was still possible.

This was also out of fear that the people on the ship might have some infectious disease; in a post-apocalyptic world lacking medicine, bringing them back rashly could very likely lead to big problems.

After arranging the affairs, Liu Mu had another talk with Hong, right at the ship's rail where she had come aboard.

Perhaps it had to do with the location, but the rain at sea was much lighter than on land. The reality that forced the ship to sail close to the coastline was that even in such shallow waters, one could occasionally see Mutated fish.

On land, if one didn't leave human settlements and didn't encounter Mutated Animals or plants, one would only be searching for hope of reconstruction in the ruins.

But at this moment, being out on the ocean, one could truly feel that living things had already begun their sprint, while humanity had already lost its status as the hegemon of Earth.

"Besides taking revenge on the slaughterers of the Sky Viper, what else do you want to do?"

Near dusk, thick fog rose again on the sea surface. Liu Mu watched as the lower half of the ship was obscured by the mist, and the fear and anxiety in her heart grew more intense as the port they were about to land at drew near.

"Follow you; whatever you tell me to do, I will do," Hong's eyes seemed to be filled with mist as well, but he still stared fixedly at Liu Mu, as if a ship lost at sea had finally seen the light of a lighthouse in the middle of the night.

Liu Mu didn't quite understand the thoughts of a kid like Hong; it was just helping to kill an enemy—well, a few dozen, maybe a few more to kill... but to her, this was also just a transaction.

For those struggling to survive in the apocalypse, exchanging benefits was the norm.

"Then you can think about it carefully, kid. Hatred can keep you going, but revenge will end sooner or later," Liu Mu wouldn't be anyone's lighthouse in life; she was still living her own life in a half-understood way, "Just think about what you want to do after it ends."

"For now, let's go ashore. My company is going to establish a New Human Evolution Center, and your research background should be useful."